Symptom prevalence and changes of symptoms over ten days in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer: A descriptive study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-102

  Spichiger, Elisabeth ^a,b   Müller Fröhlich, Christa ^a   Denhaerynck, Kris ^a   Stoll, Hansruedi ^c   Hantikainen, Virpi ^b   Dodd, Marylin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Longitudinal study; Neoplasms; Patients with advanced cancer; Prevalence study; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952534371     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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